Twin Cities Marathon facts and stats
October 2, 2014 at 5:28AM
![A sea of runners descended a hill in the Kenwood neighborhood. ] (JIM GEHRZ/STAR TRIBUNE) / October 6, 2013, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – BACKGROUND INFO- About 12,000 runners were expected to participate in the annual Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon. The 26.2 mile course began in downtown Minneapolis and ended at the state capitol in St. Paul. Several hundred thousand spectators were expected to witness the event and to cheer runners on along the course as well. ORG XMIT: MIN131](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/47EAMRC42Q6EWE3M76ESXPXURE.jpg?&w=712)
When: Sunday. Marathon begins at 8 a.m., the TC 10 Mile at 7 a.m.
Where: Starts at the former Metrodome site in Minneapolis, ends at the Capitol in St. Paul.
What: USA national championship marathon.
Purse: $145,000. Male and female winners of the U.S. titles earn $25,000. Course records earn another $25,000.
Course records: 2:10:05, by Phil Coppess, 1985. Women: 2:26:51 by Zinaida Semenova, 2001, and Irina Permitina, 2004.
Defending champions: Nick Arciniaga 2:13:12. Annie Bersagel 2:30:52. Neither is entered this year.
Male top seeds: Sergio Reyes, 32, Palmdale, Calif., 2:13:34 personal best; Tyler McCandless, 27, Boulder, Colo., 2:16:46; Ian Burrell, 29, Colorado Springs, 2:13:26; Sean Quigley, 29, Concord, Mass., 2:14:12.
Female top seeds: Jeannette Faber, 32, Pegram, Tenn., 2:32:37; Esther Erb, 28, Richmond, Va., 2:33:15; Meghan Peyton, 28, Richfield, 2:38:56; Brianne Nelson, 33, Golden, Colo., 2:34:42.
Marathon entrants: 11,908 total; 6,396 males, 5,512 females. From Minnesota, 7,909. Average age: Male, 35. Female, 39.
TC 10 Mile participants: 9,997 total; 3,722 males, 6,275 females. From Minnesota, 9,135.
Weather: Cloudy, morning temperatures in the 40s.
Results: tcmevents.org
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